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A Standard of Excellence Since 1957 Adapted from Information by Simmons Manufacturing Company Simmons Manufacturing Company is a family-owned and -operated business, working out of an 84,000-square-foot facility, manufacturing water well accessories in McDonough, Georgia. The company traces its roots back to Robert F. Engeman Sr. who was plant manager at McDonough Foundry. This foundry made pump castings for Simmons Pump Company in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1957, Simmons Pump Company went out of business and Mr. Engeman purchased the equipment from Simmons. He continued to make pump castings at the foundry, then assembled the pumps in his mother-in-law's garage. While continuing to work at the foundry, Mr. Engeman traveled the state of Georgia selling his pumps directly to cus- tomers under the Simmons Pump name. As he established relationships with these contractors, he received input from them on their likes and dislikes concerning the different water well accessories they were using. In 1960, the company became a valve manufacturer, making a different design of valve based on what the contractors wanted. In 1962, the name was changed to Simmons Manufacturing Company. Wholesale distributors were formed out- side Georgia and other water well acces- sories were added to the Simmons line. Within a few years, Simmons products were being sold nationally. Simmons provides a high-quality line of foot valves, check valves, well seals, pitless adapters, yard hydrants, tank tees, and well points, "Made in the USA". All Simmons bronze valves, duc- tile iron valves, stainless steel valves, and pitless adapters have NSF/ANSI 61 Certification in addition to NSF/ANSI 372 Certification. NSF/ANSI 372 only addresses the lead content of drinking water components. NSF/ANSI 61 is a standard for evaluating public drinking water systems components for contam- inants, which requires the amount leached from these products into the drinking water to be below health- based acceptance levels. NSF/ANSI 61 is required in 48 U.S. states and 11 Canadian providences/territories. For over 55 years, Simmons has been dedicated to providing water well professionals a complete line of the best engineered products in a full range of sizes, materials, and options. With this same standard of excel lence, Simmons plans to continue adding products to the line based on the needs of their distribution network. WWDR photo of some of the Simmons Team at their facility. As usual, Mo Rainey was on the road. WTR 55 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® SEPTEMBER 2018